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<![CDATA[Beijing vows to slash PM2.5 pollution]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24591427.htm</link> <description> 
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Beijing will roll out multiple measures to lower the city's readings of PM2.5, which stands for fine particulate matter in the air, by nearly 30 percent by 2020, according to an air pollution abatement plan made by the municipal government.<br/>
•&#160;<a class="" title="" href="../environment/2012-02/09/content_24592154.htm" target="_self"><font color="#006699">Shanghai to release PM2.5 data from June</font></a>
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 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 09:13:48 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Heavy snow disrupts traffic on China-Nepal Highway]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24597271.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Heavy snow halted traffic on a section of the China-Nepal Highway, which links southwest China's Tibet autonomous region and Nepal, on Thursday, according to traffic authorities.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 17:12:20 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Conservationists launch 'food aid' for Siberian tigers]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24597281.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Wildlife conservationists have been spreading foods preferred by roe deer, a move seen necessary to help the Siberian tigers to survive in the food-scarce winter in snow-covered mountains in northeast China.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 17:14:19 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Beijing parks gov't cars to improve air quality]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24595020.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Beijing will take some government cars off its roads as part of a campaign to lower the city's PM2.5 readings and improve air quality, according to an air pollution abatement plan made by the municipal government.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 14:31:35 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Water OK after leak from cargo ship]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24592892.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Local authorities have reassured residents that it's OK to drink the tap water in Zhenjiang, East China's Jiangsu province, following a chemical spill nearby.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 10:32:05 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Heavy snow traps 40 on Tibet highway]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24591279.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Forty people have been trapped on a snow-covered highway 5,000 meters above sea level in southwest China's Tibet autonomous region following heavy snow on Tuesday, rescuers said Wednesday.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 09:04:14 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Severe drought poses fire risk in NE China province]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24591797.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Authorities in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province said Wednesday that the forest-rich region is facing a grim challenge in fire prevention due to a lingering drought.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 09:23:05 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Satellite images to be used in mapping forests in Fiji]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24597138.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has embarked on a program to build capacity in mapping land/forest cover in Fiji using very high resolution satellite images, according to SPC Regional Community Forester Jalesi Mateboto on Thursday.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 17:06:54 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Rains, snow to hit south China]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24594879.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Rain and snow will hit south and west China over the next three days, with heavy snow falling in parts of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the country's meteorological authority said Thursday.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 14:21:45 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Workers start breaking ice for harbor seals]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24593156.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Workers of the scenic area started breaking ice and providing food for harbor seals in China's Shandong.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 10:46:14 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Pacific island countries holding workshop on Climate]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24592099.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[The third and final series of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) Workshop, that focuses on the coastal sector pilot demonstration projects, is underway in Apia, Samoa.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 09:45:38 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Shanghai to release PM2.5 data from June]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/09/content_24592154.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Shanghai will release figures detailing the amount of PM2.5 particles in the air from June, Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau said yesterday.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-09 09:50:54 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Human activities worsen sea ice issue: expert]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/08/content_24584534.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Experts say human activities have exacerbated the destructive sea ice covering the Liaodong Bay off China's eastern coast.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-08 13:55:23 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[PM 2.5 top of capital's agenda]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/08/content_24585568.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Reducing fine particle pollution is the Beijing municipal government's top priority for 2012, ahead of housing, health, and education, according to a local government report.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-08 15:32:57 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Chemicals leaking into Yangtze keep officials on alert]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/08/content_24581327.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Shanghai authorities have stepped up supervision of water supplies after a chemical leak into the Yangtze River in neighboring Jiangsu Province.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-08 09:11:48 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Beijing to plant more trees to combat pollution]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/08/content_24586670.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[A total of 133 square km of trees will be planted on the outskirts of Beijing this year to improve air quality, according to Beijing Municipal Gardening and Greening Bureau.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-08 17:02:40 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Most ancient insect music revived]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/08/content_24586657.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[British scientists have revived the world's most ancient known music after bringing back to life the song of a prehistoric insect, the Daily Mail reported.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-08 17:01:22 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Flash flooding hits coastal towns in Australia]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/08/content_24582548.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Torrential rain has caused more flash flooding in the towns of Port Macquarie and Taree on the mid- north coast of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia, local media reported on Wednesday.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-08 10:00:28 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Crackdown on official cars to curb pollution]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/08/content_24582128.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Government vehicles and those used by state-owned companies will have to stay off the road for one day each week in a new nationwide campaign to conserve energy and curb pollution.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-08 09:39:21 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Cold spell affects 40,000 in north China]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/08/content_24581573.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[A month-long cold front has persisted in north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region and caused havoc for more than 40,000 people, said local authorities Tuesday.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-08 09:24:37 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Tigers attack tourist van at China safari park]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/08/content_24582344.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Bengal tigers attacked a tourist van in east China's city of Jinan last Saturday, puncturing the vehicle's tires and breaking its windshield, safari officials and witnesses said Tuesday.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-08 09:52:09 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[China's military to cut emissions]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/08/content_24581833.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[The Chinese government's efforts to save energy and reduce harmful emissions have spread from schools, enterprises and government departments to a new front: the country's military.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-08 09:28:10 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Rapid growth triggers environmental accidents]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/07/content_24570220.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[China is suffering from an increasing number of environmental accidents, mainly triggered by the rapid growth of the chemical industry in the wake of urbanization, a senior environmental official said.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-07 09:00:06 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[E China invests in Huaihe River treatment]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/07/content_24575028.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[East China's Anhui Province has earmarked nearly 200 billion yuan (30.1 billion U.S. dollars) over the next decade to harness the Huaihe River, China's third-longest waterway.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-07 14:59:21 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Tree rings reveal secrets of global weather patterns]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/07/content_24576243.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[An iconic New Zealand tree, once logged extensively for its famous hard wood, is helping New Zealand scientists understand two major weather patterns that have had a deadly influence across the Asia-Pacific region.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-07 16:34:59 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[China gripped by unusual cold spell]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/07/content_24568259.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[China is experiencing a colder winter than usual and temperatures will continue to fall until mid-February.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-07 07:53:27 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Clear need to answer questions after pollution]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/07/content_24570302.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Experts estimate that 20 tons of cadmium leaked into the Longjiang, polluting up to 300 kilometers of the river.]]>
 </description> <category>Features &#38; Analyses</category> 2012-02-07 09:07:40 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Beijing prioritizes PM2.5 monitoring network]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/06/content_24567151.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Beijing municipal government said the construction of the PM2.5 monitoring network is a priority for serving the public in 2012.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-06 20:29:09 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Environment required for railway design modifications]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/07/content_24574914.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[China's railway project builders have been told to reappraise and renew their environmental approvals to account for major design modifications designed to speed up the trains.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-07 14:48:42 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Ivory smuggling rampant in Guangxi]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/07/content_24572750.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[The little town of Puzhai of Guangxi Province that borders Vietnam has become a rally point for ivory smuggling, the Beijing News reported.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-07 10:49:21 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[City on alert for much colder days]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/07/content_24572323.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[The Shanghai government yesterday alerted all of its units to be ready as the city is about to get dramatically colder for the next several days.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-07 10:18:11 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Drought hampers water supplies in SW China]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/06/content_24566657.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[The southwestern province of Yunnan, especially the rural areas of the provincial capital Kunming, are suffering from drought as scant rainfall has fallen there since the start of January.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-06 19:15:35 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Villagers learn value of mangroves]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/07/content_24571807.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[For thousands of years, mangroves have thrived along the coast at Zhushan village, protecting the land from the surf and lately attracting tourists and photographers with their unique ecology.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-07 09:49:31 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Airlines told not to pay EU green tax]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/business/2012-02/07/content_24568099.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Domestic airlines have been banned from complying with the European Union's scheme to impose charges on carbon emissions from flights to and from Europe, the civil aviation authority said on Monday.]]>
 </description> <category>Economy</category> 2012-02-07 07:43:36 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Plants to be relocated after toxic cadmium spill]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/06/content_24558358.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Authorities in a southwestern China city said on Sunday that it would relocate all smelting plants near downtown in five years after a spill of toxic cadmium in a river threatened drinking water supplies for millions of people.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-06 07:42:48 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Sea ice off northern China disrupts aquaculture]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/06/content_24560199.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Many seashells and sea cucumbers had died from suffocation due to icy conditions in Bohai Sea off Qinghuangdao city, Zhang Zhijun.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-06 09:07:09 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Freezing weather kills 17 in Italy]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/06/content_24558309.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Record Siberian cold wave hitting Italy caused at least 17 deaths, Rai state television said on Sunday.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-06 07:41:03 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Serbia declares state of emergency for cold snap]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/06/content_24560971.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Due to relentless snowfall and extremely cold temperatures, the Serbian government announced a state of emergency for the entire country on Sunday.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-06 09:48:12 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Europe's cold snap claims more victims]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/06/content_24558757.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more than 300 victims on Sunday, brought widespread disruption to transport services, and left thousands without power with warnings that low temperatures would continue into next week.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-06 08:14:04 +0800 </item> <item> <title> 
<![CDATA[Thousands of Australians evacuated as floodwaters rise]]>
 </title> <link>http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-02/06/content_24561021.htm</link> <description> 
<![CDATA[Thousands of residents in the town of St. George in southern Queensland of Australia have left their homes as floodwaters quickly rise, local media reported on Monday.]]>
 </description> <category>Top News</category> 2012-02-06 10:00:05 +0800 </item><!--end 4274177-7076096-1-->
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